Sarah Mahmoodshahi & Joe Haden

June 29, 2013
Fontainebleau, Miami Beach

THE COUPLE
Joe, an NFL cornerback for the Cleveland Browns, met his bride through a mutual friend while at an Alicia Keys concert in 2010. They immediately hit it off on their first date, and two and a half years later, he proposed.THE DETAILS
The couple had two ceremonies—one, a traditional Christian nuptial officiated by Joe’s paternal grandfather Pastor Dr. Joseph Haden, and the other a traditional Persian service performed by a close family friend.THE PARTY
The over-the-top reception space was decked out with glowing candelabras, almost 19,000 square feet of ethereal white carpet and an eclectic mix of lounge furniture. Guests were entertained with a Persian knife dance before the cake cutting, and treated to other unique sweets such as Pop Rocks-and-chocolate-topped strawberries and cheesecake lollipops. –Photography by Alain Martinez